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Tsipras fails to halt strike as domestic political battle heats up
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEfforts by the government to end the strike by refuse collectors have failed to pay off as the action is due to continue at least until Thursday, forming a new front between SYRIZA and New Democracy... the political agenda in recent months, following attacks in Exarchia, on buses in central Athens
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Newsletter 130 - 04/08/2017
exempt from having to pay fees. The bill aims to help SYRIZA re-connect with its leftist grassroots... announced that the European Central Bank lowered the ELA ceiling for Greek banks by a further 1.6
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Tsipras looks forward and puts emphasis on growth, MoU exit
PoliticsGreek Politicstarget of 1.75 percent of GDP this year, the government would pay out a dividend to low-income... central themes linked to this idea were the swift conclusion of the third review and attracting
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Newsletter 136 - 20/10/2017
the perceived lack of tangible results from the trip. would only pay 1.1 billion euros of this total... of 1.07 billion compared to a deficit of 1.14 billion a year ago. The central government primary cash
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Newsletter 140 -17/11/2017
euros will be handed back to pensioners who were found to have had part of their retirement pay... by an additional 4.38 billion euros in October. The reduction led central bank funding to stand at 37.34 billion
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Tusk proposals over refugee quotas puts Athens on alert ahead of EU summit
PoliticsGreek Politicsproposed forcing countries that do not cooperate to pay a contribution of 250,000 euros per asylum... is the central government’s lack of long-term planning when dealing with the refugee issue, rather
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EU disunity on refugees and its poisonous effects
Agora, the European commission proposed forcing countries that do not cooperate to pay a contribution... weekend becoming part of the central, rather than fringe, political discussion in Europe before too
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Focus of discussion for lenders moves to debt relief, post-MoU framework
EconomyProgrammeto pay back its loans,” said the ESM chief, adding that this system is also applied for the other... repeated the central bank’s preference for a precautionary credit line on Saturday, Tsipras said
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The gruelling final straight of Greece's bailout
Agorawarning system. This assesses if a country is in a position to pay back its loans,” said the ESM chief..., while the European Central Bank seems to prefer a PCCL. There are also contrasting views among
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Working-class homes or millionaires' mansions - what's going under the hammer in property auctions?
EconomyFeaturesOn Wednesday 21 March, a familiar scene played out outside the offices of a notary in central Athens. A few dozen protesters organised by the anti-austerity “I Won’t Pay” movement and the political parties Popular Unity and Course for Freedom clashed with police as they tried to obstruct
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